This is the story of a boy and a girl recruited on a mission to save a child who may stop the war. Similar to the Alex Rider series or CHERUB but set during World War Two with a unique storyline and unique characters.

When Otto and Leni agree to the mission they have no idea what they are getting into – kidnapping a young girl from a convent and carrying her safely over the German border. They don't have a clue how hard the task could be and after only just escaping with their own lives they don't want to be almost caught again. But both want to help the war effort and so embark on a perilous journey to help England to win the war.

I liked the characters of both Otto and Leni because they were interesting and deep, with layers and stories that you discover along the way, however I found it much harder to relate to Angelika as she appeared to me to be a whiny and irritating young child who did not improve over time. Even after the unfortunate and unexpected incident at the end, I didn't feel sorry for her and instead blamed her.

I definitely like the style of William Osborne's writing as it wasn't too complex or over descriptive nor under descriptive and boring. But it was slightly simplistic and I think I would have preferred to read it when I was a bit younger. There was always something interesting going on and though I found the first couple of chapters hard to get into, I am very glad that I stuck with it and found out the ending.

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